A parametric study of twenty earthen levee cross sections from southeastern Louisiana using the LMVD Method of Planes and other limit equilibrium procedures

The LMVD Method of Planes has been used for many years by the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to analyze the stability of flood control structures in the New Orleans hurricane protections system. The Method of Planes assumes a three-part, noncircular slip surface and general...

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Main Author: Alfortish, Michael Kevin
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-08-375